Social norms are patterns of behavior that are self-enforcing within a group: Everyone
conforms, everyone is expected to conform, and everyone wants to conform when they …

Résumé Cet article présente un aperçu des recherches dans le domaine de la fécondité
réalisées dans les sociétés dites avancées, c'est-à-dire les sociétés dans lesquelles le …

OBJECTIVE To discuss issues and concerns in the application of the theory of planned
behavior (TPB) to the decision to have a child. METHOD We review the basic structure of the …

The generalized and relatively homogeneous fertility decline across European countries in
the aftermath of the Great Recession poses serious challenges to our knowledge of …

We study the aggregate gap between intended and actual fertility in 19 European countries
and the US based on a cohort approach. This complements prior research that had mainly …

People's childbearing intentions change over the course of their reproductive lives. these
changes have been conceptualized as occurring in response to the realization that an …

Using happiness as a well-being measure and comparative data from the European social
survey we focus in this paper on the link between happiness and childbearing across …

Despite a long tradition of studying the relationship between education and fertility outcomes
less is known about how educational differences in fertility intentions are formed and …

Increasing shares of European women are making large investments in their human capital.
Whether and to what extent these investments are in conflict with reproductive behaviour are …

Does gender equality matter for fertility? Demographic findings on this issue are rather
inconclusive. We argue that one reason for this is that the complexity of the concept of …